ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request for the City Manager to Execute an AGREEMENT with the ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, in the Amount of $9,269.00, Plus Contingency, for the City's Participation in MODERNIZING TRAFFIC SIGNAL Costs Associated with the Resurfacing of US ROUTE 150 from Northland Avenue to Meadowbrook Street. (Council Districts 2 & 4)
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BACKGROUND:
The State (IDOT), in order to facilitate the free flow of traffic and ensure safety to the motoring and pedestrian public, is desirous of improving approximately 1.0 mile (5,300 feet) of War Memorial Drive [FAP Route 317 (US Route 150), State Section (117RS-5)N-1] by milling, and resurfacing State Route 150 from Northland Avenue to Meadowbrook Road by modernizing traffic signals at US 150/Northland Avenue, US 150/Sterling/Glen, US 150/Scenic/Brandywine, and US 150/Meadowbrook/Brandywine, reconstructing ADA ramps, reconstructing existing concrete medians, replacing concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk, drainage improvements and by performing all work necessary to complete the improvement in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. The City is desirous of said improvements in that same will be of immediate benefit to the motoring and pedestrian public and permanent in nature.
IDOT has agreed to make the surveys, prepare plans and specifications, receive bids and award the contract, furnish engineering inspection during construction and cause the improvement to be built in accordance with plans, specifications and contract. They have also agreed to pay for all right-of-way, construction and engineering costs, including the cost of railroad adjustments, subject to reimbursement by the City, as stipulated.
There is one area of costs where the City provides partial funding for this project. Please note that all costs are estimated. The City will be responsible for actual costs of the constructed items, except for t...
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